Democracy in China essays

Democracy in China essays During the 1980s, China came under the rule of a new man. His name was Deng Xiaoping. Chinas culture and views on trade were greatly influenced by Deng, yet he failed in establishing a democratic China. Contrary to many peoples beliefs, Deng did not create any democracy in China. The event that occurred at Tiennamen Square shows how much that Deng would rather give in to the people of China. June 5th, 1989 is a day that will live in infamy and shame for many Chinese. Many citizens of China gathered in Tiennamen Square to protest communism and promote the acceptance of democracy. The freedom found in democracy was a dream that many Chinese had because they lived in communism for all of their lives. Many of the teachers and students at the rally had actually experienced the wonders of democracy first hand on visits to America. The protestors were determined to get their point across to the government and the Chinese public that did not know that they could live in freedom. A long with a 30 foot statue dubbed the Goddess of Democracy, the protestors brought along radios that played the speeches of their democratic heroes. The protestors held their meetings at a local Kentucky Fried Chicken. Since the protestors refused to leave the squared, the government sent armed men and tanks to help with the negotiations. Just as 17 tanks lined up to get ready to execute the protestors, a man stepped in front of the line of tanks and refused to move. This courageous mans name was believed to be Wang Weilin. As the tanks tried to move around Wang, he proceeded to step in from of them, stopping their ability to move forward and hurt the other protestors. Wang then did something that shocked everyone, especially the Chinese Government. He jumped up onto the lead tank and peeked inside and said something to the driver of the tank that made the driver stop trying to move ahead. This outraged the Chin ...